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Plus: Minx, Hannah Gadsby, spicy Oscars takes and April's best books and TV

Click pigs That's one way to get you to open a newsletter. – Steph Harmon, Michael Sun and Alyx Gorman We can't stop talking about... Dongs / They're everywhere! What's behind the sudden rise in penises on screen? And who do the stars turn to craft one? We meet Hollywood's No 1 penis-maker. Dick views / Speaking of ween on screen, Minx – an office-comedy set at a feminist erotica mag in 1971 – is doing the most. Dick moves / Meanwhile, at the Oscars: "four years on from #MeToo, feminism has gone rapidly backwards", writes Guardian film editor Catherine Shoard. Dick revues / And on home shores, here's comic Zoë Coombs Marr on bringing back her drag persona Dave: the loathe-able, loveable knob that made her famous. Hear this Our podcast! / That Oscars swing and Short King Spring JR Hennessy joins Alyx and Michael to discuss what a moment like Chris Rock vs Will Smith does to our click pig brains, and why it led to so many unhinged posts. Also, we break down TikTok's new season – and the difference between a short king and a small man. Extremely online When it comes to the Oscars slap, we have had takes on takes on takes – our own publication published 39 pieces about it, no regrets. But the worst posts were on Twitter and the best ones were the nerdiest. Anyway – enough takes! May we all log off and find god.  A big week for literature: Julia Fox invented writing, Reformation forgot how to write, and Ashley Tisdale invented reading. Speaking of reads, good ones: Instagram's worst feature; TikTok's worst community; and Buzzfeed's best bit (which it doesn't deserve). We will never have Hipster Runoff again but we do have a new type of guy (it wasn't the one we wanted). Finally, things to embrace this week: camaraderie, comebacks, and cats who are also comrades. Cook this Fruit chaat / tangy, spicy sweet The first rule of fruit chaat is there are no rules with fruit chaat. The second rule is to serve it with fried things. The funniest things on the internet Flo & Joan's guided tour / of their tabs It's Melbourne comedy festival season, and you know what that means: our very Australian comedy column gets hijacked by international talent. The British musical comedy duo seem to have a thing for tiny hands. Top of the list A bunch – of films and shows / Luke Buckmaster has rounded up the best films and shows coming to Australian streaming platforms in April – including Julia Roberts and Sean Penn in podcast adaptation Gaslit, season two of Russian Doll, and Richard Linklater's animated coming-of-age-in-the-space-race film Apollo 10 1/2. A bunch – of excellent books / And here, our new books column highlights the April releases we have already read and loved because we are FANCY and get EARLY ACCESS to LITERATURE. Among this month's picks are Hannah Gadsby's memoir (great), a novel about cleaners (fun) and Gina Rushton's book about deciding to have kids (relevant). An album – huge heart / After a stormy few years of headlines, Covid and outspoken advocacy, Melbourne's Camp Cope have come out the other end with a surprisingly warm and tender album. "We don't want this to be the yelly, angry album," Sarah Thompson told us, of Running with the Hurricane. For Georgia Maq: "You can't yell at shit forever. It'll kill you." A film – ranch raunch / A24's latest release X is a dirty, bloody affair that doesn't pretend to be smarter than its premise: a group of porn stars getting killed off one by one in rural Texas. It's an homage to old-school slashers that also stars Kid Cudi's "taut buttocks" – and it's in cinemas now. This week's weirdest story Experience / 'I let a baby bird nest in my hair for 84 days' We didn't have to touch this headline. It was already perfect. Enjoying this newsletter? Have a friend who might? Forward this to them, or tell them how to get it. Get in touch If you have any questions or comments about any of our newsletters please email newsletters@theguardian.com Enjoy a year of the Guardian in print and save 25% When the pace of the news cycle feels overwhelming, the Guardian Weekly magazine is here to help you make sense of it all. For a limited time only, enjoy 25% off an annual subscription. Claim offer now   Manage your emails | Unsubscribe | Trouble viewing? You are receiving this email because you are a subscriber to Saved For Later. Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Registered in England No. 908396